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Landry Jones completed 23-of-27 passes for 239 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the Steelers' Week 17 win over the Browns.

Jones completed 18 of his final 19 passes against a Browns defense that refused to challenge receivers all year long by giving constant cushion in off-zone coverage and lining up its free safety 25 yards deep of the line of scrimmage. All Jones had to do was take was Cleveland's defense gave him en route to a high-efficiency effort. He'll go back to the bench for the playoffs. Sun, Dec 31, 2017 04:17:00 PM

Steelers re-signed QB Landry Jones to a two-year contract.

The Steelers have gotten used to Jones behind Ben Roethlisberger, but he's a league-average backup, at best. This would be a good year for the Steelers to get serious about finding a young No. 2 in the draft. Thu, Mar 9, 2017 05:39:00 PM

There was a Wednesday report that the Steelers view Jones as one of the NFL's top backups, so re-signing him appears it will be a priority. Colbert did say he isn't sure if the team needs to pursue Ben Roethlisberger's eventual successor yet. The Steelers clearly are not concerned about Ben's retirement musings. Thu, Feb 16, 2017 02:50:00 PM

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers consider free agent Landry Jones "to be better than 80 percent of the other backups in the league."

It's not to say Jones has starter potential, but rather that the Steelers view Jones as being in the Brian Hoyer realm as a top No. 2 quarterback in the NFL. Multiple beat writers have stated they expect Pittsburgh to re-sign Jones, who seems unlikely to generate much free agent interest elsewhere. Jones had a horrific 2016 preseason, but handled himself passably in two spot starts, including a three-touchdown effort in a Week 17 win over the Browns. Wed, Feb 15, 2017 08:57:00 PM

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The Steelers have gotten used to Jones behind Ben Roethlisberger, but he's a league-average backup, at best. This would be a good year for the Steelers to get serious about finding a young No. 2 in the draft.

There was a Wednesday report that the Steelers view Jones as one of the NFL's top backups, so re-signing him appears it will be a priority. Colbert did say he isn't sure if the team needs to pursue Ben Roethlisberger's eventual successor yet. The Steelers clearly are not concerned about Ben's retirement musings.

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers consider free agent Landry Jones "to be better than 80 percent of the other backups in the league."

It's not to say Jones has starter potential, but rather that the Steelers view Jones as being in the Brian Hoyer realm as a top No. 2 quarterback in the NFL. Multiple beat writers have stated they expect Pittsburgh to re-sign Jones, who seems unlikely to generate much free agent interest elsewhere. Jones had a horrific 2016 preseason, but handled himself passably in two spot starts, including a three-touchdown effort in a Week 17 win over the Browns.

Landry Jones completed 24-of-37 passes for 277 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in the Steelers' Week 17 win over the Browns.

Jones was given the start with the Steelers resting Ben Roethlisberger, Le'Veon Bell, and Antonio Brown ahead of the playoffs. Jones hit Cobi Hamilton for a 26-yard touchdown in overtime to give Pittsburgh the win.

Landry Jones completed 29-of-47 passes for 281 yards with one touchdown and one interception Sunday in the Steelers' Week 7 loss to the Patriots.

Jones started his afternoon in the worst way possible by throwing an embarrassing interception early in the first quarter. He badly underthrew Antonio Brown and was picked in the end zone by Malcolm Butler. Jones redeemed himself in the second quarter by hitting Darrius Heyward-Bey in the back of the end zone for a 14-yard score. Jones actually played well given his relative lack of weaponry as injuries forced Heyward-Bey and Cobi Hamilton to take on bigger roles in the passing game. There’s an outside chance Ben Roethlisberger will be ready to return after the bye but we’re guessing Jones will draw another start against Baltimore in Week 9.

Landry Jones is expected to be the Steelers' Week 7 starter at quarterback.

Ben Roethlisberger has been diagnosed with a torn left MCL, meaning Jones will have to make at least one start under center. The good news for the Steelers is that they go on bye in Week 8, but it's no guarantee Roethlisberger will be ready for Week 9 in 21 days. Jones has accomplished almost nothing at the NFL level, from the preseason to spot action in 2015. He'll probably lock onto Antonio Brown, but is still a downgrade for all involved.

Jones got the majority of second-team reps over Bruce Gradkowski this spring. Jones predictably struggled in spot duty last season, but he's young, cheap, and the Steelers invested a draft pick into him. The team likely wants to see him outplay Gradkowski on the preseason stage.

Jones could not put weight on his foot as he was helped off the field Week 10 against the Browns. If the injury is serious, Pittsburgh would likely bring in outside quarterback help over the bye. It is clear they do not trust Michael Vick as the backup.

Landry Jones exited the Steelers' Week 10 game against the Browns with a left ankle injury and is questionable to return.

He couldn't put weight on his foot and had to be helped off the field. Jones was later carted to the locker room. Ben Roethlisberger, who was only supposed to play in case of an emergency, has entered the game in his place. The Steelers would be wise to keep Roethlisberger out of harm's way by putting him in the shotgun.

Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal confirmed Landry Jones is expected to start Sunday against the Browns.

Ben Roethlisberger is active but he'll only be used if Jones gets hurt. Michael Vick was a healthy scratch. Roethlisberger should be back under center after the Steelers' bye week. Jones lost his only other start, completing 16-of-29 passes for 209 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions against the Chiefs in Week 7. DeAngelo Williams should be in for a field day against Cleveland's league-worst run defense.

Landry Jones completed 16-of-29 passes for 209 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in the Steelers' Week 7 loss to Kansas City.

He also lost a late-game fumble on a mammoth hit by Chiefs OLB Tamba Hali, who rushed off the weak side, where LT Kelvin Beachum (ACL) normally would have lined up. Jones' performance wasn't quite as bad as the statistics show, but he was managed very conservatively by OC Todd Haley, who didn't dial up any shot plays until the game was out of reach. The Steelers will welcome back Ben Roethlisberger (knee) with open arms in Week 8 against the Bengals. Jones has earned the Steelers' top backup job, ahead of Michael Vick.

This was the expectation all along, though Ben Roethlisberger (knee) made it interesting by trying to suit up. The Steelers haven't officially ruled Roethlisberger out so it's possible he could dress and serve as Jones' backup. Tyler Murphy is also a candidate for backup duty with Michael Vick (hamstring) sidelined. We're guessing Roethlisberger will be back at the helm next week against Cincinnati.

Ben Roethlisberger (knee) was surprisingly listed as questionable as opposed to doubtful on Friday's injury report, but the Steelers' plan all week has been to give Jones the nod. It's believed there's a long-shot chance Big Ben could talk his way into allowing the Steelers to give him the Week 7 start. At best, Roethlisberger should be viewed as a game-time decision.

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Conner is set to have surgery to repair his MCL, a concern considering he suffered a torn MCL in his right knee in college. A third-round pick in April, Conner rushed for 144 yards on 32 carries as the change-of-pace option behind Le'Veon Bell.